Man charged in robbery

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A man caught running with a stolen shotgun on Erie's east side Monday afternoon claimed to have been robbed at gunpoint moments earlier by a man named "Smoke" from Pittsburgh, Erie police said.

The accused robber was identified and jailed a day later. Gerod M. Jarrett, 32, was caught at Boston Store Place on Tuesday night and was charged with robbing Bryce D. Moffett, 27, in the 500 block of East 21st Street on Monday.

Police said they learned that "Smoke" might be Jarrett, no known address. When investigators showed Moffett a photo lineup, Moffett quickly identified Jarrett as the person who robbed him of jewelry and cash, according to court documents.

The robbery happened between 2 and 2:30 p.m. Monday, when police charge that Jarrett loaded a handgun, put it against Moffett's head and told him to "give me everything you got, or I'll blow your brain out on the sidewalk," according to the criminal complaint.

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